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Thursday, March 3, 2016

Vegetable Noodle Bowl with Homemade Ponzu Dressing

This easy noodle bowl dish is refreshing and delicious. It is a good way to use up vegetables in your refrigerator. Perfect as a lenten dish or to reduce the amount of meat in our diet.

Ponzu dressing is a citrus based watery thin soya dressing which you can also buy in the Asian section of the Supermarket but easily made at home. Ponzu Dressing:1/4 c soya sauce1/4 c water2-3 T mirin/sake2-3 T rice vinegar3- 4 T lemon juice or lime juice1 T dried Bonito flakes 1-2 tsp Chili flakesRind from the fruitA combination of lime and lemon as the juice is very nice. I also used a small chunk of Jalapeños in place of chilli flakes. Combine the ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to boil. Stain sauce into a jar.

For this noodle salad use a combination of vegetables. I dehydrated Shitake Mushrooms in hot water until soft, then sliced them thinly as this mushroom is very meaty. White mushroom can also be used. Pan fry the mushrooms in a bit of olive oil along with minced garlic clove and minced fresh garlic. You can add a hot chilli

To assemble either in a single bowl or family style eating, add the cooked noodle, then the sautéed vegetables, grated carrots, finely chopped cilantro. I topped this with steamed shrimp, drizzled the Ponzu dressing, sprinkled sesame seed. The combination is endless, other vegetables such as pea pods, bok choy, Chinese Cabbage, peanuts and green Onions.